Draped curtain structure



Dec. 30, 1952 A. B. NEWMAN 2,623,215

DRAPED CURTAIN STRUCTURE Filed April 18, 1950 FIG., A.. FEC-LZ,

INVENTOR ABRAHAM B. NEWMAN ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 30, `195552 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DRID CURTAIN STRUCTUR Abraham' B. Newman, Los Angeles, Calif. Application Aprilia 195o, serial No. 156,644

I Claims. ll

This invention relates to a curtain and in par-v ticular to a lcurtain adapted to hang in vertical half-pipe folds.

One object of the invention Vis'to provide a curtain or drape inY which uniform half cyline drical or half-pipe foldsresult from the simple hanging of the curtain on a curtain rod. Another object is to 'provide 'means Vfor holding the upper edge of a curtain or drape in half-pipe folds.

These and other objects areattained by my invention which will be` understood from the following description, reference being madev to accompanying drawings inwhic'h; y

Figure 1 is a front elevational' view of the' cur-n tain made in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a rear view of the same;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the curtain shown in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is an enlarged view showing the manner of attaching the forming bank to the back stitched plaits of the curtain;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary view similar to Figure 2 showing a modified form of my invention.

Referring to the drawing which shows a preferred form of my invention, a piece of drapery cloth I I of any type suitable for draped curtains particularly for use on windows is provided with finished side edges I2 and a finished bottom edge I3. The side edges I2 and bottom edge I3 may be finished in any suitable manner, as by hemming. The top edge is provided with a top hem I4, preferably wide, within which is provided a stiftening fabric I5 if the piece of cloth is of such soft and flimsy nature that it is not self-supporting in the half-pipe folds which are about to be described. The stiffening fabric in my preferred structure is placed inside the top hem and is stitched into the seam I6 at the bottom 0f the top hem I4, the stiffening fabric being coextensive with said hem. The cloth at the back side of the top hem I4 is bent sharply upon itself at spaced intervals and stitched together to form back stitched plaits I8. These plaits are preferably spaced so that a rounded fold or halfpipe folds I9 are produced when the back stitched plaits I8 are held in spaced relation.

A forming band or tape I1 which may be of any suitable material which does not ravel and has tensile strength great enough to withstand the use to hold the folds in place is provided on the back side of the curtain adjacent the top hem 2 I4. The forming band II is shorter in length than the width of the curtain, the ends of the band being stitched to the two outer edges of the curtain and also being attached to the back stitched plaits I8 which are provided in the curtain body as described above.

In Figure r'7 is shown a modication of my invention in which two narrow forming bands I'IA and I'iB are yused to hold the half-pipes in place, thus lightening the weight and consuming less cloth. is important that the preformed halfpipeV folds extend Vfar enough so that the folds in the remaining hanging curtain will continue downwardly in substantially the same curvatures as those in the heading. The length of the top hem will thus be variable depending upon the nature of the drapery material.

The shape of the folds I9 at the upper portion of the curtain may be half cylindrical or may be of any other desired curvature into which form the material is held in the rounded folds at the upper hem, this being determined by the relative lengths of the forming band sections between the back stitched plaits. The folds may be varied in both size and shape by selecting the spacing of the stitched plaits and the length of forming band between plaits.

Hooks 20 for hanging or mounting the curtain on a rod are attached on the back side of the curtain at the back stitched plaits I3.

The advantages of my curtain structure will be readily understood. The curtains when hung are maintained in folds or half-pipes of selected form and spacing. The curtain structure is readily made by machine stitching as indicated particularly in Figures 5 and 6 and is therefore economical to manufacture. The curtains are adapted to be used when desired as traverse curtains in which event the pipes are merely temporarily more or less closed at the back side, the forming band being more or less folded when the curtains folds are contracted.

I claim:

1. A curtain comprising a piece of drapery having a stitched top hem, said hem being provided with vertically disposed back stitched pleats at spaced intervals, and a non-stretching forming band of shorter length than the width of said curtain arranged across said top edge on the back face of said curtain, said forming band being attached at the side margins and at each of said back stitched plaits, whereby the front face of the hem is formed in a succession of half-pipe folds which produces correspending draping of the curtain when mounted.

2. A curtain comprising a piece of drapery having a stitched top hem, said hem being provided with vertically disposed back stitched plaits at spaced intervals, and spaced apart nonstretching forming bands of shorter length than the width of said curtain arranged across said top edge cn the back face of said curtain, said forming bands being attached by stitching at the side margins and at each of said back stitched plaits, one of said forming bands being spaced near the top edge of said top hem and another of said forming bands being spaced near the lower edge of said top hem, whereby the front face of the hem is formed in a succession of halfpipe folds which produce corresponding draping of the curtain when mounted.

3. A curtain comprising a piece of drapery having a stitched top hem, stiffening fabric in said hem, said hem being provided with vertically disposed back stitched plaits at spaced intervals, and a non-stretching forming band of shorter length than the width of said curtain arranged across said top edge on the back face cf said curtain, said forming band being attached by stitching at the side margins and at each of said back stitched plaits, whereby the front face of the hem is formed in a succession of half-pipe folds which produce corresponding draping of the curtain when mounted.

4. A curtain comprising a piece of drapery having a stitched top hem, a stiiening fabric in said hem, said hem being provided with vertically disposed back stitched plaits at uniformly spaced intervals, and a non-stretching forming band of shorter length than the width of said curtain arranged across said top edge on the back face of said curtain, said forming band being attached by stitching at the side margins of the curtain and at each of said back stitched plaits, whereby the front face of the hem is formed in a succession of half-pipe folds which produces symmetrical draping of the curtain when mounted.

5. A curtain comprising a piece of drapery cloth having a stitched top hem, a stiiiening fabric in said hem, said hem being provided with vertically disposed back stitched plaits at spaced intervals, and a non-stretching forming band of shorter length than the width of said curtain arranged across said top edge on the back face of said curtain, said forming band being attached by stitching at the side margins of the curtain and at each of said back stitched plaits, supporting hooks attached to each of said back stitched plaits and at the side margins of the curtain, said hooks being adapted to support the curtain on a rod, whereby the front face of the hem is formed in a succession of half-pipe folds.

ABRAHAM B. NEWMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,606,900 Rockwood Nov. 16, 1926 2,126,834 Steinberger T Aug. 16, 1938 

